>Yes, that is a problem. Several possibilities:
>
Forget it, and write the words without accents. It will usually be understood.
>Use Character Map, to copy and paste.
>In Word, use the command to insert symbols.
>Change the keyboard layout to US-International. Most characters will remain as they are, but the apostrophe will change to an accent. Follow apostrophe with a space (or consonant) to actually get the apostrophe. Similar for quotation mark, used in the German letters ä, ö, ü, and in Spanish, for example, in "agüita" or "vergüenza" (to indicate that the "u" is pronounced, despite the fact that it comes right after a "g").
There is yet another possibility:
á = ALT+160
é = ALT+130
í = ALT+161
ó = ALT+162
ú = ALT+163
ñ = ALT+164
Ñ = ALT+165
ü = ALT+129
¿ = ALT+168
ETC. (Those are the ones I remember for are the ones I use the most)
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